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St. Johns County drowning victim identified as 22-month-old boy

A 22-month-old boy who drowned Thursday in the family pool in the Flagler Estates community has been identified as Carter Grayson Sherwood, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

An autopsy of the toddler by the medical examiner reveals the preliminary cause of death was drowning and accidental, the Sheriff’s Office reports.

The child’s mother had discovered him just before noon in the pool in the 10000 block of Ebert Avenue after he hadn’t been seen for a brief amount of time. Neighbors had already gone to the home and begun life-saving measures before deputies and county paramedics arrived. The child was taken to Flagler Hospital but was pronounced dead.

The Sheriff’s Office handled the investigation, and the state Department of Children and Families was notified, the Sheriff’s Office said.